GPSmagazine.comtag:www.gpsmagazine.com,2009://12009-11-04T07:06:18ZThe latest GPS news, reviews, and ratingsMovable Type 4.21-enTomTom ONE 140 S Reviewtag:www.gpsmagazine.com,2009://1.5702009-11-04T06:50:49Z2009-11-04T07:06:18ZVerdict: Good Things Come In Small Packages TomTom's ONE 140 S manages to bring an impressive suite of high-end features to this small, powerful, and affordable GPS navigator. Advanced Lane Guidance, text-to-speech, daily updates of fuel prices, and multi-destination routing...Fletchhttp://www.gpsmagazine.com/
Verdict: Good Things Come In Small Packages TomTom's ONE 140 S manages to bring an impressive suite of high-end features to this small, powerful, and affordable GPS navigator. Advanced Lane Guidance, text-to-speech, daily updates of fuel prices, and multi-destination routing...
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Holiday GPS Sales Expected To Be Up 8 Percent This Year. Here's Why That's Actually Bad News For Retailerstag:www.gpsmagazine.com,2009://1.5692009-10-22T02:56:42Z2009-10-22T02:58:43Z According to a repot put out by the NPD Group, PND sales are expected to gain about 8 percent this holiday buying season compared to last year. That's the good news. The bad news is that average selling prices...Fletchhttp://www.gpsmagazine.com/
According to a repot put out by the NPD Group, PND sales are expected to gain about 8 percent this holiday buying season compared to last year. That's the good news. The bad news is that average selling prices...
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What are the Best-Selling GPS Models This Year?tag:www.gpsmagazine.com,2009://1.5672009-10-22T01:59:17Z2009-10-22T02:03:03ZSo far this year, these are the top 5 selling GPS models for 2009: Garmin nuvi 255W Garmin nuvi 205 Garmin nuvi 205W TomTom ONE 130 TomTom ONE 125 (Source: The NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service) Nothing too shocking here. The...Fletchhttp://www.gpsmagazine.com/
So far this year, these are the top 5 selling GPS models for 2009: Garmin nuvi 255W Garmin nuvi 205 Garmin nuvi 205W TomTom ONE 130 TomTom ONE 125 (Source: The NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service) Nothing too shocking here. The...
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Man Builds Ultimate Wedding Gift. Creates Geocoded Treasure Chesttag:www.gpsmagazine.com,2009://1.5662009-10-20T03:37:15Z2009-10-20T03:40:18Z Wedding registry, schmedding registry! In lieu of a boring blender or cutlery set, Mikai Hart built his friend what has to be regarded as one of the coolest wedding gifts ever: a working, GPS-equipped global treasure hunt puzzle. Or,...Fletchhttp://www.gpsmagazine.com/
Wedding registry, schmedding registry! In lieu of a boring blender or cutlery set, Mikai Hart built his friend what has to be regarded as one of the coolest wedding gifts ever: a working, GPS-equipped global treasure hunt puzzle. Or,...
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TomTom Goes XXL, Releases 5-Inch Screen Equipped GPS Modelstag:www.gpsmagazine.com,2009://1.5652009-10-18T06:19:53Z2009-10-18T06:31:16Z TomTom has released two new large-screen GPS units. Dubbed XXL, the XXL 540S and 530S both offer a large, 5-inch screen, IQ Routes, and text-to-speech. The 540S adds Advanced Lane Guidance and IQ Routes. Neither unit is available for...Fletchhttp://www.gpsmagazine.com/
TomTom has released two new large-screen GPS units. Dubbed XXL, the XXL 540S and 530S both offer a large, 5-inch screen, IQ Routes, and text-to-speech. The 540S adds Advanced Lane Guidance and IQ Routes. Neither unit is available for...
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Satsports Rugged All-Weather GPS Helps Golfers, Cyclists, and Skiers Navigate, Re-Live Glory via Google Earthtag:www.gpsmagazine.com,2009://1.5642009-10-17T04:34:06Z2009-10-17T04:39:24Z We've already seen plenty of outdoor, rugged, handheld GPS units from the usual suspects (Garmin, Magellan, DeLorme), but according to manufacturer, Satsports is unique in that it's the first GPS to offer "true real-time interactive navigation for skiing, snowboarding,...Fletchhttp://www.gpsmagazine.com/
We've already seen plenty of outdoor, rugged, handheld GPS units from the usual suspects (Garmin, Magellan, DeLorme), but according to manufacturer, Satsports is unique in that it's the first GPS to offer "true real-time interactive navigation for skiing, snowboarding,...
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Red Light & Speed Camera Detector with Huge OLED Display is Probably For Serious Speederstag:www.gpsmagazine.com,2009://1.5632009-10-17T04:14:08Z2009-10-17T04:15:21Z Whistler's RCL-250 light and speed camera detector uses GPS to warn the driver of upcoming speed traps. The device comes pre-loaded with a database of 6,000 known red light and speed camera locations. Database updates are issued monthly, and...Fletchhttp://www.gpsmagazine.com/
Whistler's RCL-250 light and speed camera detector uses GPS to warn the driver of upcoming speed traps. The device comes pre-loaded with a database of 6,000 known red light and speed camera locations. Database updates are issued monthly, and...
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Tracker Wristband uses W-iFi To Locate You Indoors and Undergroundtag:www.gpsmagazine.com,2009://1.5622009-10-17T03:45:28Z2009-10-17T03:46:33Z I'm always on the lookout for new personal tracking devices, and Ekahau's new T301W looks interesting. Instead of GPS, this waterproof wristband uses Wi-Fi to locate the wearer's position. Accurate to within a few feet, in many ways Wi-Fi...Fletchhttp://www.gpsmagazine.com/
I'm always on the lookout for new personal tracking devices, and Ekahau's new T301W looks interesting. Instead of GPS, this waterproof wristband uses Wi-Fi to locate the wearer's position. Accurate to within a few feet, in many ways Wi-Fi...
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Ford Looks To GPS To Help Prevent Accidentstag:www.gpsmagazine.com,2009://1.5612009-10-10T00:23:44Z2009-10-10T00:25:47Z Ford Motor Company thinks GPS technology could be used to alert drivers to pending danger, and help avoid accidents altogether. Official findings from the joint Ford-Auburn University research project will be presented next week, but company officials say researchers...Fletchhttp://www.gpsmagazine.com/
Ford Motor Company thinks GPS technology could be used to alert drivers to pending danger, and help avoid accidents altogether. Official findings from the joint Ford-Auburn University research project will be presented next week, but company officials say researchers...
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Garmin nuvi 1690 Reviewtag:www.gpsmagazine.com,2009://1.5602009-10-04T06:42:38Z2009-10-04T07:11:19ZVerdict: The First Connected GPS You Might Actually Buy REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS Combines Garmin's familiar nuvi experience with suite of connected services Includes 2-years of free wireless connectivity. $5/month after that Feature-wise, virtually identical to the nuvi 1490T, but with nuLink!...Fletchhttp://www.gpsmagazine.com/
Verdict: The First Connected GPS You Might Actually Buy REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS Combines Garmin's familiar nuvi experience with suite of connected services Includes 2-years of free wireless connectivity. $5/month after that Feature-wise, virtually identical to the nuvi 1490T, but with nuLink!...
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A Traffic-Enabled GPS Can Save You An Average of 4 Days of Driving Per Yeartag:www.gpsmagazine.com,2009://1.5592009-09-06T05:23:34Z2009-09-06T05:26:55Z That's the claim being made by a recent Navteq-sponsored study in which the company analyzed the driving data from drivers without any GPS, drivers with non-traffic enabled GPS, and drivers with real-time traffic information. The results? Drivers with real-time...Fletchhttp://www.gpsmagazine.com/
That's the claim being made by a recent Navteq-sponsored study in which the company analyzed the driving data from drivers without any GPS, drivers with non-traffic enabled GPS, and drivers with real-time traffic information. The results? Drivers with real-time...
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Garmin Announces nuvi 1690 Internet-Connected GPStag:www.gpsmagazine.com,2009://1.5582009-09-03T14:39:36Z2009-09-03T14:42:30Z Garmin today formally announced the much rumoured nuvi 1690. The company's first Internet-connected GPS, the nuvi 1690's built-in wireless will provide Google local search, traffic, weather, fuel prices, movie listings, flight status, local events, white page telephone listings and...Fletchhttp://www.gpsmagazine.com/
Garmin today formally announced the much rumoured nuvi 1690. The company's first Internet-connected GPS, the nuvi 1690's built-in wireless will provide Google local search, traffic, weather, fuel prices, movie listings, flight status, local events, white page telephone listings and...
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Garmin nuvi 1490T Reviewtag:www.gpsmagazine.com,2009://1.5572009-08-08T06:13:00Z2009-08-08T15:52:17ZVerdict: Bigger, Brighter, Louder, Faster...Better REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS Noticeably faster to use than previous nuvi models Large, bright 5-inch screen makes things easy to see while driving Internal speaker is 35% louder than other Garmin nuvis Virtually identical to the nuvi...Fletchhttp://www.gpsmagazine.com/
Verdict: Bigger, Brighter, Louder, Faster...Better REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS Noticeably faster to use than previous nuvi models Large, bright 5-inch screen makes things easy to see while driving Internal speaker is 35% louder than other Garmin nuvis Virtually identical to the nuvi...
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How to Manually Extract & Install Garmin's Map Updatetag:www.gpsmagazine.com,2009://1.5562009-08-02T18:20:19Z2009-08-02T18:22:30Z Anyone who's installed a Garmin downloadable map update knows that one of the most annoying aspects of the update is dealing with the 2 GB update file. If you follow Garmin's instructions, and double-click the single 2 GB update...Fletchhttp://www.gpsmagazine.com/
Anyone who's installed a Garmin downloadable map update knows that one of the most annoying aspects of the update is dealing with the 2 GB update file. If you follow Garmin's instructions, and double-click the single 2 GB update...